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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-09
THE CELTIC,BRITANNIC COLLISION

The evidence given at the preliminary in
vestgation Of tho collision between the steam.
ers Celtic and Britannia docs not altogether
agree with the accounts furnished by the
passengers at the time of the accident The
main point Of difference is rs to the state OF
the weather. The Passengers thought 1t was
very thick The captains officers and seamcn
state that it was comparatively clear 1t is
asserted now by one Of the officers who was
on watch at the time that he could sec two
miles, and Captain Irving says the Britannia
was about ono mile and quarter away when
he first saw her. This seems TO show that the
fog was not nearly so dense as was represented,
though Of course it is Ineligible that an at
nospherio condition might not appear the
same TO landsmcn and sailors. But the com
parativc clcancss of the weather makes II
more difficult 10 undcrs. nd how the collision
occurred, especially since the Celtic's way had
been completely stopped before tho vessel,
came together The second officer OF the
Britannia states that he ordered one Of the
quartcrmaStcrs 10 sound the signal on the
whistle for the Celtic to 60 TO starboard. The
quartcrmastcr in question, however, denies
having received any such order, and nobody
on the Celtic who heard such a signal has
appeared.
The quartcrmastcr is positive that he made
no short signal on the whistle. and he must
be presumed to know what nc did, while tho
fact that no such signal was heard on the
Celtic bears out this representation OF course
it is possible that the second officer Of the
Britannia gave the ORDER bat that it was not
heard. or at all events was not carried out.
Had it been, the Celtic, having by that time
lost Storage way, could hardly have gone to
start GARD. so that it is doubtful whether the
omission Of the signal made any difference in
the situation. As 10 the distance between the
steamers when they sighted one another, it
seems considerable to a andsman, but it must
be remembered that two fast steamers ap.
preaching one another travel mile or two in
a very short time Captain Irving testilies that
the collision occurred alb out one minute and
half after he sighted the Britannia That
splce Of time would not afford much room for
change Of course or other mannuvrcs but
taking all the facts into consideration it Is
questionable whether the stopping Of tho
Celtic did not do more harm than good. Still
it is difficult to impcach the judgment of either
commander Each did what he thought was
best in the emergency. and so narrow was the
margin that probably two on three seconds
more would have carried the Britannia clear Of
the other steamer. The one really important
question is why both vessels did not signal
when they discovered each other
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-09

antism in America teswsrd gathering humanity Wits
its sheltering arms" And II adds |" How musS
holder and broader step 1t would be could ~
Protestant churches all unite In the building a !.
grand university similar In its breadth of scope "a
tho institution contemplated by the Roman Church
There is nothing but their intense individuasm b
Interfere with such q project. They have With.
themselves tho organization that would en-
able them to engage I'm common e,lu.
cationaI work, and demonstrate that /,
one respect at least, their system Is adapted IA
the foundation Ut an institution that would rebound
to the glory Of the Protestant Church throughout th
world"
A Scientific and Industrial Exhibition Of the mr.
ducts of Siberia and the Oura Is to be held this sum
mcr al EIatcrnobourg In tho Province OF Perm
II requires some little knowledge Of mIlIsar,
manpuvres to gee brass band into position On
parade, When In ignorance Of the proper way 10
wheel Into line we should advise the officer to whom
tho duty pertains to use wheelbarrow and make
days work OF it.-(Woburn Advertiser.
California serves notice the rest Of the Union
that it has an abundance Of good Presidential tmlc,
all ready for use Says "Tho San Francisco Bulletin,
"Calfornia is bound to enter upon tho great stage
1t is announced that "Haryards new shell has bceu
tried and found unsatisfactory" Tho "shelr 70
ferred TO may not be bombshell. but It Will probably
DO "frcd" all the same.-tNOrrstOwn Herald.
A peculiar disease known as the Pendel tumor Ia,
for years past been prevalent among the Russian
soldiers in tho Transcaspian territory. srecIa
medical commission has left St. Petersburg to invest
gate the causes OF tho disease.
Hell SEQ that between so and 100 persons In dir
feren' parts OF tho country have been poisoned b7
lce-cream.
She turning palel-Dld any Of them die, Ceorgei
Hc-N-nO; bus somo Of them were very sick
sh0 (c0of slowly coming back.)-On cannot be too
careful, George, where ono eats cecream Hereafter
les us stick to Delmonico's.- tIarpcrs Bazar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-09
4 REVOLUTIONARY FACT

The reaction against free trade on the Con
tinent of Europe continues undated. France
has recently increased tho duties on imported
food products, and Belgium, which has adhered
steadily to free trade since Cobdens time. is
now taxing imported cattlo and meat and will
speedily revert to duties on corn. England's
economic policy has been abandoned by every
European nation that has tried it. Here are
the chief causes for the Continental revolt
against Cobdcmism. The first is the excessive
cost of the military establishments maintained
throughout Europe. These vast expenditures
involve a necessity for great revenues, and
tariffs are far less unpopular than any system
Of direct taxation. The second cause is the
economic progress and boundless prosperity
of the United States under Protection. Facts
outweigh theories in the practical experience
Of nations American progress is the one great
| fact in the modern science Of political econ
omy that has paralyled the energies Of Cob
denism. The third cause is the disastrous
effect of American competition upon European
agricultural industries. The prospective ruin
of farming interests has caused widespread
alarm in Germany, Belgium and France, and
a reversion to corn laws is forcing itself upon
| the attention of Legislators as a national pol
| icy of imperous necessity.
| The last Of these chief causes is the one
which receives general recognition throughout
the Continent. NJ dc Grancey has recently
written book on Ireland, in which he en-.
deavors TO prove that the distress in the island
and the discomfort and political agitation re-
sulting from it are largely due to American
competition. In his preface he states that in
abe richest departments Of his own country.
| like the Asne, tenant farmers are giving ny
their farms and peasant-propretOrs are i'm
povcrshed through the operation Of the same
cause. This is the explanation Of the higher
duties on corn proposed for Franco and Bel
GUM The cheapening of tho prices of food
and natural products of all kinds has proved
ruinous TO European agricultural industries
and legislators arc voting for corn laws and
import duties in consequence Of the urgent
necessities of the farming population. "The
St. James's Gazette which holds the momory
of Golden in small esteem declares that Eng
lands agricultural interests, like those Of
every European nation are being destroyed by
| American competition, and marvels at tho
faulty of statisticans and professional econ
on,ists who attempt to explain the result with
disputatons as subtle and abstract as those
Of an Angelic doctor on theological mystery"
American competition it pronounces "the great
est and most revolutionary fact Of our time
How much attention, we wonder, has this
great fact of our time received in the courses
Of political economy at American colleges
during the last academic year Very little
! it is safe to say. The professors have been
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Composer. No. OF Peri
I0neras an,
GRAND OPERA BY TELEPHONE.

fT0m me BTtdgepOTf >tdHuiTd.
representative OF VI FOrtin- Herrnann the inventor
writes from Paris, May 81, TO r. Barnum, OF this city
follows:
presume that you will have read. in the political or
special papers, OF Mr. Forth Hermanns newly invented
cable This cable allows to telephone 70 any distance IN
world and for this well as on account OF
its special durability 1t has been adopted by the trenea
Government BY the same cable an "audon' or tue
Paris Opera has been Transmitted the King OF
Belgium In Brussels am ofopnon that in transmitting
the Paris Grand Opera every night 10 America say to
NewY York. would bs profitable business. The cost OF
cable from Paris to NewYork allowing 200 persons to
hear the time, distinctly as they were In
the Paris Opera House, would be about
$i50OO00O Let say that they will be charged for
hearing So only. which will make for 200 per-
sons 81 900 each act; this will make for four acts
there are many operas with five acts, $4,000 every
night say 450, 600 year. This sum is highly sui
Gent TO cover the interest and amortization the n-
vested capital and the performance at the opera
takes hours the remaining twenty hours OF the day
NAV be used for business and other telephone commun
cations between Europe and America which In fact VIII
the main profit Are you inclined 10 take tis
business IN with your financial friendsf
am at your disposal for all further Information
jules GRUSKEY,
Representant dc NJ Fortn- Hermann.
MIR Barpum ordered his Paris agents 10 investigate
this matter found practicable represen ted he
will OF fifteen TO take the STOCK III the new eaDle
comp any for the purpose proposed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-09
GRAIN GAMBLING.

Twenty eight hundred cars loaded with
wheat, some of them containing 900 bushels.
are said to be accumulated at Chicago await
ing opportunity to unload The elevators are
so full that holders Of wheat ON the track are
paying to owners of corn and oats in elevator
bonus TO get tho grain moved out, so that
there may be more room for wheat. The
damage done to the general trade of the city
is so great that there rises an earnest protest
from business men Of all classes, against the
continuance of the unnatural market, and
against continued aid by the banks to tho dan
gerous speculation now in progress. Large
sums Of money have been withdrawn from the
East In order to aid this OPERATION and the
exports of grain have been materially affected.
But objections and protests come too latD.
1t makes not bit of difference how hurtful
to general trade this operation may be, not 2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-09

for negotiating it. The English Government
was anxious to avoid tho irksome duty OIL
garrisoning the country. The health Of the
troops has suffered in that facilitating climate
and while there have been many battles no
glory has been won for the British arms since
the cheap victory at Tel-el-Kcbir. The Eng
lish Government prefers to withdraw its gar
rison, provided it can reserve for itself tho
exclusive privilege of returning at its dis
cretion. 1t is this reservation which gives
offence to France, the former partner In
Egypt. The Republic neglected ono opror-
tunity for the occupation of the Nile countries.
but it has never signed Quit-clam deed
in favor of England.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-09

teaching in the main the abstract grneralitlcs
and elaborate theories which tho practical eX-
perencc of the world has repudiatcd since
Cobdcn's day. They have neglected to give
prominence to the economic revolution which
the success of the American Protective system
has wrought during the present generation.
They have been threshing over the old straw
with the sclfcomplacency of members Of tho
Golden Club at ono of the annual dinners
Yet the word is moving, although they know
1t mott and England, with her own agricultural
industries ruined, has ceased to have a free
trade ally in Europe; and American Protection
Is becoming the economic law of the Continent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-09
NTwyORK DAILY 7TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1857

hit of difference how much peril to others IL
NAV involve; the parties interested have IN
volyed themselves so that they have millions
nj stake. and they will save themselves first
il they can. and moralize afterward. The
evil begins in the existence of market for
speculation in grain; market in which gam
bling Is suffered TO use large and legitimate
trade as its basis. II the gambler can force
the miller to pay 81 per bushel for the wheat
10 be ground into flour for the food OF thc
neople he will use his advantage to the Ut
most and meanwhile will indulge hearty
contempt for a public opinion which processes
to censurc his transaction, but which gets on
its knees before him, so to speak, II ne
realizes n million in profits.
The Illinois Legislature has enacted laws
designed to stop this kind Of gambling In the
necessaries Of life But they have been fruit
less Few laws arc of much use in the ab
scnce of public sentiment to support and
enforce them. For many years most OF the
newspapers of Chicago have treated spec
ulators "a the most useful merchants and val
liable citizens Of that city, and have constantly
argued that the creation Of A" a largo marker"
for farm products was most beneficial to the
farmer The truth is that a large part OF tho
powerful competition which American farmers
now have to meet, and which has for years so
sorcly depressed prices of their products has
been due to the facilities given in this country
TO gambling in wheat. Because the American
speculator did moro than once hold prices In
this country far above those in Europe, keep
ing back the American supply in order TO 1orcc
other countries to pay an unnatural price raul
,oods have been built in India and Russia
wheat growing has been stimulated in Aus
tralia. and tariffs almost prohlbltory have
bccn enacted in Germany and France, and the
dependence of the world upon the American
SIMPLY has in every way been reduced as lar
As possible The consequence is that farmers
Of this country do not get fair price for their
wheat and every year that speculation IS
suffered to rule the markets hero, the outlook
Of the American farmers grows more unprom.
sing. In time a wiser public opinion WIN
prevail here, holding speculation in food prod
nets hostile to public welfare, and the gambler
in grain an enemy of the American producer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-09
pRysERTE THE BATTERY PARK.

The Manhattan Railroad Company wants more
room and the Rapid Transit Board hands over
n the corporat ion for the asking slice from the
BATTERY "about $50 feet long What If there
were no park at tho point of Manhattan Island !;
would the railroad be abandoned and rapid
transit fail? Hardly But perhaps this corpora
ton mi gho be driven to the necessity or paying
FOR some land. And yet enriched by PRIVILEGES
already given IT ought not to be serious harusiip
for this railrDad TO buy enough land for all inc
loops required for the most efficient service. II
&c not nonularly supposed TO be concern that has
any excuse for asking aims. but II the city must
give II land why hand over the Battery! The
Mayor and his Cabinet have lately asked and re-
ceiyed q million dollars n year to tear down
buildings and mako new pa ks. Why not tear
down ."nbout $50 feet" Of buildings somewhere
to save an old park. II this company has mort
cage unon the city for loops let them be lore
closed in some other place than the Battery
The simple fact is that tho Battery invites
Spoliation because II belongs TO the city. IL Is one
Of the most DELIGHTFUL spots OH the island.
green sward tree shaded, with flowing waters on
its border and facing the glorious prospect down
the Bay Nothing could be worth more to the
CITY, hut tho railroad secs a chance to sprawl
over It without cost Another loop will be de-
handed kind hearted boards will give away the
cftys rights the stockholders OF the Manhattan
Railroad VIII fattcn. and NewYorlS will lose one
Of It's choice possessions. is there no way TO pre-
vent the consummation of this daring outrage?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-09
A QUESTION FOR THE FARMERS.


Senator Vedder's tax bill would have sliced
50 6s2 Os of the next tax levy and lowered ~ more
fhan third each taxpayers contribution 10 the ex.
penses OF the commonwealth In Onondaga County
S6O.44s 10 would have been taken OFT IN Cortland
SlO.759 81; IN Cayuga, $4,000 OF: In Osweso
$22429 l4 in Jefferson $23 100 97j in ST. Lawrence
$23lOe 80; in Tompnns. Si5,o57 Al In Ma s,ss,
Sa3'7ss IS, in Seneca SIi, 765 So; in WAYNE
S2l,776 81; In Ontario, $2s,4l2 So The meas9,ne
framed to effect this substantial relief OF Nv
tcrests passed both houses and vetoed by oover
hin week two ago, What do the farmers 81 Cen.lss
and Northern NewIork think OF Governor tliirs n -
ference to their welfare What OF his willingness
sacrifice them at the demand Of liquor dealerss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-09
OPERA TIC FINANCES.

In the last chapter OF "The Review Of the New.yort
Musical Season, 1886 1897" by H. f. Krehbiel, just pub
shed is to be found exceedingly interesting and in
suctve array Of figures to uching the financial outcome
OF the last Of German opera at the Metropolitan
Opera House AT the close OF the it stated in
this and other journals In general way that the receipts
for the sixty-one performances were 100000. scms
statistical exhibits in Mr. Krehbiers book give the
facts in detail the authority of Mr. Stanton. Hero
table that needs 10 explanation:
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more likely to divide the spells than to quarrel
lo,.o fhnfn

more likely W eho St"~~' ~~
over them.
II has been said that even banana skin WIEN
trodden upon will turn. 1t may be added thai 10
generally turns so az to overturn the man thao
does the treading. Consequently one VINO Is "'Se
and prudent in his generation will refrain rom
TRYING conclusions with the banana skim Inc
Boston Herald" knows citizen who evidently mas
had a painful experience with one OF the moso
abandoned OF the Massachusetts, banana SKINS. Ibis
citizen lately remarked to railway conductor
after ferociously kicking banana skin from his
path-"H your corporation would only hang 10
the nearest lamp-post the first man, woman or
child that filings @ banana skin on railroad plat
form, the whole country would rise up and
acquit them" The citizens remark may have
been little extrayagant, but it is certain that the
banana skin is rightly TO be regarded as Dhter
and accomplished enemy Of mankind.
Philadelphia is one Of tho patriotic cities winch
have determined TO let their passionate love for
the star-spangled American eagle have free course
on the approaching Fourth Nearly three thousand
dollars has already been raised to pay for the
oratorical poetcal. musical, pyroechnic, military
and other sorts of pomp and circumstance behttlng
such a festival. Whether any portion of the fund
is to be set apart to purchase balm for the burns
of the small boy who always makes it a point to
DC blown up upon "the Fourth" is not stated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-09
4musemenis.

N,tou OPERA Observation-Disclosures
CAnNo-s-ErmIne
EDEN Observation-Disclosures Lajos.
grand OPERA BoUsE-s-Davy Crockete
Tycrrry TJrKArRE-s30-The Highest Bidder.
MADISON soUARE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Karl
MADISON AVE. AND 5erfI-sT.-Day and Eyening-Merr
mac and Monitor Panorama
NrBIo's GARDES-s-The Golden Giant
Polo GRoUSDs-Baseball
STANDARD THEATRB-S-Ioanth6
STAR THEATRE-9-The Pyramid
TERRACE GARDRN-S-Masc0tt
WAIIACK's-3-Faika.
14rH-sr THEATRE-5-Hypocrite
72s and 100 BRO ApwAY-Old London street
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Aetualork DAILY Gribn,te
FOUNDED By HORACE GREELEY.
THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1887.
THE NEVIS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN-The Tories outdone; Mr. Parnell would
force them to pass the Coercion bill. GO The
Anglo-Turkish convention. - Canadians asking
the repeal of the Scott law - Bird ge-jumper
Donovan arrested in London. - Gay Hermit
wins the Royal Hunt Cup - Progress Of the
Stanley expedition. - The German Grown
Princes throat trouble - Earnings of the Suez
Canal. - Death of Professor Hermann at Cars-
bad. - Russians occupy Askabad.
DoMEsrIc.-Ex-Senator E. II. Rollins with
drawn from the Senate contest in New
Hampshire. - The Pittsburg and Western
Railroad sold for one million dollars. - Bills
signed by the Governor - Workmen demaud-
ing a wagescale in the coke region. - Death
of the wife Of ex-Presdent Andrew ID. White of
Cornell University. - Commencement at Vassar
College.
CITY AND SUBURBAN. Speaker Husted's house
robbed. - Mr.. Blaine sailed for Europe. g
Commencement of Columbia College. - Reich
guilty of murder in the first degree - OBrien
sailed for Europe. - The Masons elected Off
GERS. - Ready for the New-York Yacht Club re-
gatta. - President Stark explained Dock
Department methods. = Jerome Park races
won by Magnetizer, Salisbury, Richmond, Stone
buck, Choctaw and Shamrock. - Nets beaten
by st. Louis, Cleveland by Brooklyn. = Gold
value of the legal-tender silver dollar C4l2l2
gtains)-4 3 13-16d. per ounce-73.17 cents. g.
Stocks sharply depressed In the first hour of busl
ness, afterward dull, closing steady.
THE WEATHER-Indlcations for to-day: Fair,
with nearly stationary temperature. Temperature
yesterday: Highest, 75o; lowest. 60 average,
69lso
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-09
PAPESr CURIOSITY YET

The Pftsburg Chronicle.
orve inst struck the curiosity eXtant" re-
mari I'D one of Barnums agents
.. Thats good" replied Phineas
.But he wants $4,000 year TO travel with us"
Uell have be something extraordinary to get that
!Iie's Republican Postmaster, probably the only ono
alive" 49,, ,.. Nm,
"Gracious you don't say so Don't lose minnie, out
have him Sign a contract Immediately"
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LOVELY AND YET USEFUL.
FROM The Hartford n

Ff0M TNe HuTUOFN fVsI
THE NEw-YoRK TRlBuNE's Fresh AIR fu u yssr
Of the beautiful and practical charities OF INC M
has been started for tho season IL IL w"r'"a
efforts of the great paper that originated IT,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-09

The receipts OF the Metropolitan Company comprised
1902 75 from the subscribers and purchasers OF tickets
at the boxoce about S33 900 from rentals and about
$4,000 from assessment OF 800 each on the stock
holders: in all about S4IO75I. The expenses inclui
ing the moneys expended in adding to the scenery ward
robe properties theatre were about sii20Oo
The total number OF persons who attended tho repre-
sensations was 1873 49, from which deduct 2043 as the
attendance OF Stockholders and the patronage of the
general public is represented by an attendance OF
1889 The cost Of seats ranged from so cents TO 81
and the mauagements average income from each person
in attendance was 81 47i2.
In his concluding reflections Mr. Krehbiel says "Ths
historian chooses in the third OF Ger.
man opera at Metropolitan proof OF strong leaning
toward the ultra phase OF Magnetism on the par
OF the New public will find evidence in the follow
ing tables OF gross earnings by the various composers
represented IN the repertory OF 1ss61ss7:
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II looks M though tho question Of Cherokee
citizenship was being handled by the Interior
Department in such a way US to give advantage to
nruders who for business reasons desire to retain
heir status in the Indian Territory. CHIEF
Bushyhead is inclined to be impatient and out
spoken, but that win do no good The white
nan Is formidable opponent, and most formidable
when he is least honest Bushyhead has perhaps
but one chance, and that Is to get public opinion
On his side. To do this he should procure full
and fair statement OF the case.